The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-18

home at 1885 o'clock. Many people dis
played autographs of the dead Fischer
which he mad written during the morning.
1t was estimated that he made fifty Of
them in all. They all read alike and were
couched in the following words: ANARCHY
is liberty. .Adolph Fischer, Cook County
jail. November IL, lSS7''
Spies was removed in his coffin at 40
O'Clock. The remains were received by a
committee of the Central Labor Union COM
posed of Messrs. S:auber, Linnemeyer,
Schmedinger, Urban and Bethig. Before
the committee left the Jail they went into
the visitors cage and shouted goOd-byes to
Schwab and Fielden, who will be removed
to Joliet penitentiary to-day. The
members Of the committee kissed their
hands and raised their hats to their iin-
prisoned companions and sadly left.
THE SUICIDE, LINGG.
At a little undertalser's shop at 1S6 Mil
waukce avenue the bodies OF Lingg and
EnSei were prepared for the grave. The
latter's remains were easily cared for and
after being placed in a neat black cloth
covered casket were taken to the little
store at 1856 Milwaukee avenue, where the
widow and brother Of the dead man waited
TO receive them.
There was an eager, curious crowd hang
ing around the undertaker's, and though
fully hundred persons followed the black
wagon the crowd did not seem to diminish
IN the least. People pushed, and showed
and crowded to get sight Of the interior
Of the store in the rear of which Lingg's
body lay, while an undertaken did his best
to make the mangled face more slightly.
MRS. PARSONS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-About nine o'clock
yesterday morning Mrs. Parsons, with red,
glstening eyes. and dressed in widows
weeds, accompanied bv her two children,
a boy and girl of te.der years, and closely
followed by Mrs. HOLMES, ex-editor Of the
Alarm, Mrs. Fischer, Miss Engel and one
other woman, appeared before the police at
the corner OF Clark and Michigan streets.
Mrs. Parsons was spokesman and when
she was stopped by the police, who gener-
ally informed her that she could 90 nc
further, she cried, Il must CO." as her
dark eyes flashed fire. II am Lucy Par
sons; these are NY children; we must &C
to the Jail; they must see their father"
There was little sympathy in the hearts
Of the police. at is impossible" exclaimed
Two officers in chorus. mo one can pass
here; entrance can only be had at Dearborn
street,
Il will CO." exclaimed Mrs. Parsons, and
with a determined effort she darted under
the ropes. In an instant four stalwart off,
GERS had her in hand. She was lifted over
the ropes and once again stood outside the
lines. "You must obey the law" they
said, cor it may go hard with YOU"
The law" the frantic woman yelled,
''what do l care for the law and my hus-
band being murderedl Shoot me, kill me,
if you will" She finally succumbed and
turned to go. Her companions, with the
exception of Mrs. Holmes, left her, but to-
gether the two women, with the little chill.
dren struggling behind, walked down
Clark street to kipzie and then around to
Dearborn avenue. A crowd Of large pro-
portions followed, but she needed them
not. On she went until she met another
Gordon Of police and another rope. Her re-
sistance here was so stubborn when op-
posed that Captain Buckley was at last
compelled to order her arrest. Every
effort of gentle restraint, persuasion, argu-
ment and entreaty was applied to no effect.
Finally call was sent in for the East CHI.
cagO avenue patrol wagon.
Brief History of the Crime.
The bomb-throwIng occurred on the night Of
May 4. 1886 The city of Chicago had for sew
eral days previous been agitated by the
eight-hour movement, resulting in series OF
bitter strikes. At the Haymarket on the night
in question, according to 4 Chicago newspapc,
account, a meeting of armed Anarchists anc
agitated labOrers was in progress. Turbulence
envenoned oratory and heated passions were
markedly apparent. Spies and Parsons hac
but Just descended from the wagon where, il
AL
arms and violence as the sole ways by which
the "wage slaves could procure emanci
patton from their present bondage"
But four and twenty hours before.
inst gated by similar oratory, the mot
had assaulted the noa-union men ut McCcc
mick's reaper works. and in a subsequent en-
counter with the police one of their number was
killed and several wounded. They were not ir
a mood for interference. Consequently, wher
$50 men from the Desplaines Street station
marched into the Eaymarket square and Cap
tain Ward ordered the meeting to dispense III
the name Of the law, it needed little more thar
Fielden's remark, Here come the bloodhounds:
you do your duty, and I'll do mine,'' to urge the
malcontents and Anarchists to open hostilities
A bomb was thrown. and falling between two
columns Of policemen moved them down like a
cyclone. Not one of the front rank was left
standing. This was followed in rapid success,
men bit the dust. Up to this time, it is claimed
by the police, not a shot had been fired by the
officers. not a club drawn. They were ap-
palied by the suddennesS of the attack and
were on the verge Of disorder and fight wheu
Captain Bonficld stepped into the breach and
loudly called on the men to rally. What was
left Of them responded, and grasping their re-
volvers they advanced steadily, firing as they
went. When their ammunition gave out they
haxa <,l,, bod
within their reach. The mob halted for an III.
slant turned and fed precipitately from the
scene OF danger. One of their number was left
dead on the square, while eager hands set &c
work in caring for the dead and wounded. From,
every foot of ground in the vicinity came means
of anguish. Here u policeman cried in tortured
voice for help and there q wounded Anarchist
gasped out his life in framing some n,aiediction
on the police.
rors of carnage were everywhere manifested.
One policeman was killed outright, Matthias j.
Degan, while scores Of others were wounded.
No authentic estimate of the number of An.
archists killed could be arrived at, but their
death loss was said to be heavy and many more
were wounded. In addition to began, six Other
police officers-Barrett, Flavin. Sheehan. Red
den, Hansen and Miller-also died from wound.
received on the occasion.
The person who actually threw the bomb was
said to be Anarchist Schnaubelt, who fled the
same night and is believed now to be hiding
in Europe. Arrests of suspected
parties concerned in the alleged conspiracy
were at once made, and finally eight
Fischer, Fielden, Parsons,
Lingg, Engel and Spies-stood then
trial for the crime. Parsons voluntarily sur
while Lingg made desperate resist.
ance and came near killing the officer who made
his arrest. The trial ended August -. 1856. in
and sentence Of all to death with the
exception OF Neebe, who got of with fifteen